It was a beautiful, warm, crisp fall afternoon on a Friday in October and Lucy was walking to a coffee shop with her friends Emily, Lisa, Sara and her boyfriend Daniel. School was out for the week. Later that day there was the big game followed by the big dance, as it was homecoming weekend. Everyone was really excited for the weekend. Lucy and her friends were chatting about it. Lucy's younger sister Julia was already at home with their parents and her older brother Max was away at college in New Jersey. Along with his, Daniel had Lucy's books in his arms.
"Lucy and I are going together," he said.
"I'm going with Paul, he asked me," Emily put in.
"Oooh," Lucy, Lisa and Sara said.
Emily giggled.
"I'm going with George, and I asked him," Lisa said.
"And I'm," Sara said; "going with John."
"He's very quiet," Daniel observed.
"Yeah but he's nice."
"Whose car are we taking?" Lucy asked, once they'd reached the coffee shop.
"Well you and I will be taking mine," Daniel said, holding the door open for them.
"And we'll be taking John's," Sara said.
"And Paul's," Emily said.
They went inside the crowded cafe, and stood in line.
"George in the game?" Lucy asked Lisa.
She nodded.